SOC 205 Lecture Notes - Foreign Born
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Concern over the amount of germans coming to pa. Size of the u. s. population (2010: 274 million native born, 37-41 million foreign born. Number of immigrants: absolute # = highest in u. s. history, yet, smaller proportion of overall population. Foreign born = 15% of population in 1900. Growing economy demanded more labor + liberalized immigration provisions. Country of birth: mexico (29. 4%, philippines (4. 4%, india (3. 3%, china (3. 2%, vietnam (3. 2%, +100 other sending countries! Difference: more from mexico & asia rather than europe. Never before has the u. s. received immigrants from. So many countries, from such different social and economic backgrounds, and for so many reasons. Entry of undocumented immigrants: 96% of all border crossers are from mexico, 40% of all undocumented = visa overstays. Geographic settlement: turn of the century: ny, pa, il, ma, nj, contemporary: ca, ny, nj, fl, tx. Educational attainment & occupational variance: total native-born: 26. 8% college grads 83. 3% high school grads: total foreign born:
